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Phenolic Break Tips

Bob Jewett
GideonF said:
How is it defined? Many of the major tips are leather or other fibers that are impregnated with resin. Leather and fibrous materials are said to be permitted.

Others, like the Taom 2.0, were a different composite material (not phenolic, I believe).

I’m sure nobody has the resources to do this, but it should be like golf – where tips are submitted to a testing facility and are deemed acceptable or not, presumably depend, depending on whether they damage a cueball.
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I think the main decider should be the tip hardness compared to the cue ball, like the tip should be five times softer, whatever that means in an actual hardness measurement.

The equipment specs are on the WPA website under the rules tab.
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Phenolic Break Tips

GideonF
Bob Jewett said:
According to the actual equipment specs, phenolic tips are banned, but it's the local TD/organization who may or may not enforce the ban.
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How is it defined? Many of the major tips are leather or other fibers that are impregnated with resin. Leather and fibrous materials are said to be permitted.

Others, like the Taom 2.0, were a different composite material (not phenolic, I believe).

I’m sure nobody has the resources to do this, but it should be like golf – where tips are submitted to a testing facility and are deemed acceptable or not, presumably depend, depending on whether they damage a cueball.
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Phenolic Break Tips

Bob Jewett
Tennesseejoe said:
I have had half moon dents in my cue ball and several other balls by phenolic visitors and did not realize it till a few days later. It was my best set but older so now i need to get a new set. What balls would recommend for a home table? I'm 83 and only plan to play for 20 more years.
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Are they dents or cracks? The usual damage is a roundish crack that would be maybe a quarter inch in diameter if the circle were completed. I have never seen actual dents unless the ball hit a nail or screw and then the dent or chip would be much smaller.

As for which set to get now, get a set you like the look of, but make sure it is cast phenolic, like Aramith or Dynaspheres.
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U.S. OPEN 2026, Frisco, Texas, August 25-30

GideonF
MattPoland said:
I think SVB’s achievements always had a small asterisk that he failed to translate US dominance into overseas success. His two world championships got that monkey off his back.
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It’s funny how we perceive “overseas success” when it’s Shane. He was runner up in two World 9b Championships back to back in that period. His loss to Big Ko was one where Ko just got more rolls - that’s not to dismiss Ko’s win, but it’s not like Shane played bad in the finals.
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